History–making O’Brien steals the show

WEXFORD jockey Tom O’Brien set a new record for the most wins in a season for a conditional jockey in Britain with a 383-1 treble aboard Lincoln’s Inn, Xila Fontenailles and Good Book at Warwick yesterday.

The 20-year-old overtook Joe Tizzard’s tally of 91 victories in the 1998-9 campaign when collecting for his governor Philip Hobbs on Lincoln’s Inn in the opening Entertain Clients At Warwick Racecourse Maiden Hurdle.

O’Brien, who had ridden a staggering 73 winners by the end of November, moved alongside Tizzard’s record on Sunday and went one better as Hobbs’ 3-1 shot bounded clear on the run to the line to score by three and a half lengths from Onefourfun.